By Ronald Sampson In what is almost certainly one of the biggest blockbusters in party infighting in recent Arizona memory, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has officially put his foot down in one of the most gutsy ways possible: he is suing Kari Lake for defamation. You don’t need to be an insider (or even an Arizonan) to guess why. … Read More
Truly One of a Kind: Incredible Landmark Architectural Wonder in Carefree is Up for Sale
This home, built by the “Dean of Rock Engineering” Gerry Jones, is the first home in Arizona to bridge a canyon and is the absolute height of creative architecture and ingenuity. While Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty is well known for delivering some of the most unique homes from some of the most well-known architects, occasionally a home comes on … Read More
More Than Just Veto Power: Governor Hobbs Finds New Power via Attorney General
Governor Katie Hobbs has had a rough half-year as Governor, but that seems as though it may have been halted by the hire of Chad Campbell as her new Chief of Staff (learn more here). And it seems as though the fruits of that change are already blooming with a new executive order, and in the process demonstrates that her … Read More
Tickets & Tables Now On Sale! America’s Most Attended Polo Event – The 12th Annual Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships Announces Date for 2023 — Saturday, November 4th Plus New Teams From Around the World, More Events Within the Event and A New Sunset Concert!
New Elements Fuse With Old Fan Favorites For A Day Of Polo and Partying Like No Other In The World With a little more than four months to go — The Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships: Presented by Talking Stick Resort, is proud to announce the return of America’s most attended polo event to WestWorld of Scottsdale on Saturday, November 4th with a new lineup of … Read More
Guest Editorial: Free Enterprise
By Doug Ducey Friends, I wanted to take a moment to touch base. First off, I can’t tell you how grateful I am for all the support you have provided to me the past decade-plus, and especially how encouraging you’ve been about my future since the new year. My first day out-of-office started exactly how you’d expect – with a … Read More
The Hobbs Administration Finally Quells Chaos with New Hire
It has been an extremely tumultuous first 6 months of the Katie Hobbs Gubernatorial administration (get up to date here). Depending on who you ask, it could be deemed anything from rocky to disastrous, culminating in the ouster of her Chief of Staff Allie Bones. But just like how all good things must come to an end, so do all … Read More
A Landmark Water Deal Hits Home to Arizona: Have We Solved the Water Crisis?
The 800 pound elephant that is constantly in the gigantic room that is Arizona is water: the specter of dwindling water from our most prominent water sources, of long term drought, and potentially the end of the Arizona (and more overarchingly, the American Southwest) that we have learned to love. We have covered the topic frequently, and you can get … Read More
Another Dysfunction Bombshell from the Katie Hobbs Administration: Her Chief of Staff is Pushed Out
To say that it has been a tumultuous first half year of the Governor Hobbs administration would be an understatement. In the process of alienating many in her own caucus she has lost several high-level staffers, both through their own mistakes and being unwilling or unable to carry out the mission in the midst of what some saw as failed … Read More
Can We Finally Be Done With This?
By Alexander Lomax Here we go again…Kari Lake manages to get in the news again. Lovely. To give some added context, the ongoing embarrassment that is Lake’s election denialism has been nearly completely smacked down in the courts (courts which have been largely packed by Doug Ducey, i.e. not exactly leftist ideologues) but the most recent judgment left one little … Read More
Will Kyrsten Sinema Really Run for Re-election as an Independent?
In November 2024, Arizona voters will decide if they want to re-elect Kyrsten Sinema to the US Senate, but this time as a registered Independent. She will likely have strong competition on both sides of her: while the Republican side is still wide open, Congressman Ruben Gallego is now in the poll position on the Democratic side. But will she … Read More